Chris Hagan (1) of Midwestern State drives the baseline against Texas A&M-Kingsville's Marcus Ford during the first half Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

The Midwestern State shooting was really good Wednesday night.

The defense was even better.

MSU held Texas A&M-Kingsville to a miserable 35.3 percent shooting from the field in an easy 85-66 win — the Mustangs’ 22nd straight victory in D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

It was the fourth straight win for No. 10 Midwestern, now 18-1 overall and 3-1 in the Lone Star Conference South Division.

The Javelinas, losing for the sixth time in their last seven games, fell to 11-8 and 1-3.

“Tres (Segler) probably watched 60 hours of tape between Saturday and today,” MSU head coach Grant McCasland said of his graduate assistant coach. “You can’t put a value on preparation. But you really have to credit our guys for paying attention and executing.”

Kingsville’s two top scorers — Flavio Milam and Antwan Mullins — combined for 51 points in a 97-91 win over Angelo State on Saturday night but managed only 19 points between them in this one.

Milam got in early foul trouble and scored only seven points. Mullins was on the court for 36 minutes and managed 12 points.

After going cold and shooting just 38 percent in a 78-76 crossover win over Northeastern State on Monday night, MSU fired in 62 percent in this one.

“Against Northeastern, we just settled for 3’s and were 2-for-20. The guys realized we need to probe the defense more. We did a better job of that tonight,” McCasland said.

The Mustangs had six players score in double figures.

Jason Ebie had a double-double and came within a couple of rebounds from getting a triple-double. The senior point guard had 12 points, 10 assists and a team-high eight boards.

“He’s the heart of our team,” McCasland said. “His effort and his energy are contagious. And it’s not just here when the lights are on. It’s every day.”

Craig Green, Chris Hagan and Michael Godwin also scored an even dozen. Rashad Austin scored 11 and Anthony Moore had 10. Jon Trilli had a career high nine points.

The Mustangs broke open a fairly close game with a 12-2 run in the final three minutes of the first half to take a commanding advantage, 41-25, at halftime. Charlie Logan and Craig Green had four points apiece in that run.

MSU then outscored Kingsville a 17-6 in the first nine minutes of the second half to take a commanding 58-31 lead. The Mustangs built that lead all the way to 30 with 6:55 to play.

Naquawn Lee led the Javelinas with 16 points, followed by Mullins’ 12 and Royce Gaye with 11.